一.原句重现：The hat took a long time to decide with Neville.
decide：v. 决定，判断
【例句用法】
1.It's difficult to decide between the two.
对这两者，不易做出抉择。
2.That decided me to leave my job.
那件事使我决定离职。
3.A chance meeting decided my career.
偶然的会面决定了我的事业。
4.He decided to get married.
他决定结婚。
5.Don't decide on important matters too quickly.
不要过于匆忙地对重要的事情作决定。
【短语词组】
decide upon vt. 决断(决心,决定)
decide on 决定,选定
decide against vt. 决心不(决定反对)
decide about 对 ... 作出决定
decide between vt. 选择(抉择)
decide for vt. 决定(判定 ......
【词义辨析】
decide, determine, resolve, settle,
decide: 侧重指经过思考、比较、讨论或询问之后做出的决定。
determine: 指经过深思熟虑，决心去做某事并坚持施行。
resolve: 语气较强，强调以坚定不移的信念去做或不做某事，暗含有远大抱负和坚强决心。
settle: 指排除犹豫、怀疑和争论之后作出明确的最终结论。
二.原句重现：Neville ran off still wearing it, and had to jog back amid gales of laughter to give it to “MacDougal, Morag.”
wear：v. 磨损，穿戴，使疲劳 n. 磨损，穿着，耐久性
【例句用法】
1.The insurance policy does not cover damage caused by normal wear and tear.
保险单内容不包括正常使用所导致的损坏。
2.The sheets have worn thin in the middle.
床单的中间部分磨薄了。
3.She was worn down by overwork.
她因过度劳累而垮了下来。
4.He wanted to sail the boat alone but his parents wouldn't wear it.
他要独自驾驶船航行，但他父母不让。
【短语词组】
wear off 磨损,逐渐消失
wear the trousers v. 掌权当家
wear out 穿破,磨损
wear down 使磨损,使厌倦
wear away 消逝,磨损
wear thin 变薄,磨薄
wear on (时间)消逝,激怒
wear and tear n.磨损
【词义辨析】
wear, dress, put on,
wear: 最常用词，指穿衣、鞋袜或戴手套等，侧重穿戴的状态。
dress: 普通用词，指给自己或他人穿衣。既表动作又可表状态。
put on: 普通用语，指把衣服、鞋袜、帽子、手套等戴上去，侧重穿戴的动作。
【词语用法】
同样表示“穿”，wear是强调状态的持续，put on是一时的动作。
In such cold weather I wear my overcoat all day.
在这样的寒冷天气里，我一整天都穿着外套。
wear和gear都有“佩戴品”的意思，但除了headgear指“头饰”外，gear作为此意已不常用。wear则有footwear，neckwear，underwear等；
表达“消耗”时，短语tear and wear要比wear and tear更加常用；
短语wear…to…表示“穿……到……去”，后面不是不定式，而应该接名词。
He wore this black coat to the meeting.
他穿着这个大衣去开的会。
表示“耐穿”时，a cloth that will wear与a cloth that will not wear表达的含义相同。前者表示“一种耐穿的布”，而后者表示“一种穿不破的布”。